March Rain

“Then the weather; great bouncing gusts all set about in the rain soaking one.”

                                                                                                      Virginia Woolf

    Much needed March rains have arrived in my Orinda Garden.....soaking quickly into the ground.  The thirsty camellias, like this one, and the white, pink, and dusky rose rhododendrons are appreciating the deep soakings.  And I appreciate being driven indoors to spend time writing at my desk, no longer on my knees weeding.  The three new raised vegetable beds are in at last.  The artichokes, leeks, and kale transplanted, and new lettuce, brocollini, and spinach seedlings planted.